2. Agenda
• What is branding?
• Creating a “brand blueprint”
• Putting it all together
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3. A Cup of Coffee?
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4. Or Dunkin Donuts Coffee?
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5. Or Starbucks?
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6. What is a brand?
IDENTITY
(Who You
Really Are)
BRAND
IMAGE
(How
You’re
Perceived)
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7. A Strong Brand is:
CONSISTENT
• CONSISTENT
– Fulfills expectations every time
COMPELLING • COMPELLING
– Provides reasons to choose you
over others
CLEAR
• CLEAR
– People “get” you in a glance
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8. Build a “Brand Blueprint”
Who Customers Logo
What Needs Tagline
Where Value Personality
IMAGE
STORY
NICHE
When Peers Atmosphere
Why Positioning Ethics
Customer
Service
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11. Who Are Your Customers?
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12. Customer Problems/Needs
• Want to eat healthy food
• Want to cook the best tasting food
• Don’t know how to cook from scratch
• On a tight budget
• Want to connect with nature
• Want to meet people
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13. How You Meet Their Needs
Customer Type Problem/Need Value provided
Family with young kids Picky eaters, bored Kid-friendly produce,
recipes, on-farm events
Healthy eater Values freshness, Eco-friendly, wide-range
nutrition, organic of produce, bike delivery
20-something single Wants to connect with PYO, gleaning, cooking
nature, meet others classes
Budget-conscious Likes fresh food but on Offer steep discounts on
shopper tight budget volume purchases or
crops in abundance
Busy professionals No time to cook Provide cooking “kits” to
make quick meals
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14. Who Are Your Competitors?
Peers/Competitors Similarities Differences
#1 Organic, has CSA, in 3x bigger, aggregates
business 30 years products from other
farms.
#2 In same zip code, has Not certified organic, in
CSA, has PYO, but business 5 years, sells
lower quality grass-fed meat
#3 Grows similar products All wholesale
#4 In same zip code Grows Asian products
#5 In business 40 years, Conventional grower,
has farm stand 10x bigger, much lower
prices, lower quality
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15. Define Your Niche
• [Your business]
• Is the [best, only, a leading, etc.] place for
• [Type of customer] with
• [specific need] because…
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16. Positioning Statement
Goat Herd Farm, Greenfield’s only goat dairy,
is the best place for families with young children
to buy dairy products because goat’s milk is
less allergenic, is easier to digest, and rarely
causes lactose intolerance.
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20. A Brand is a Promise
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21. Fulfilling the Promise
History:
With a handful of perennials and a
truckload of ambition, Richard
"Dick" Bemis started Bemis Farms
Nursery in 1947…
Our Mission Statement:
Bemis Farms Nursery, recognized
as one of the most progressive
green industry businesses in the
area, is committed to excellence
in every phase of its operation...
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22. Special Offer
Get a free copy of this
marketing book by
Bemis Farms Nursery
co-owner Tina Bemis.
To order, email her at
tbemis@BemisFarms
Nursery.com.
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23. Putting It All Together
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Notes de l'éditeur
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Your identity consists of the functional attributes of your brand – who you are, what you do, how you do it – that satisfy their needs and physical desiresYour image consists of the emotional attributes of your brand – the associations and feelings that come to mind when people encounter you in person, in writing, or online – that satisfy their intangible desires and appeal to their values and beliefs
WHO is farming?WHERE are you farming?WHAT are you farming?HOW are you farming?WHY are you farming?
AgeGenderEthnicity, race and cultural backgroundSingle or married? Kids at home?Economic statusEducational levelLocation (zip code)
You don’t have to be the only one with a particular feature. You should choose to emphasize things that you are good at and are important to your customers. If they are unusual or unique, that’s even better, but the important thing is that you are claiming it and trying to offer satisfaction to the people who want it.
Your image is the way you are perceived – the sum total of the visuals, the words, and the actions expressed by everyone in your business.How would customers describe you?Is it how you want to be seen?How can you close the gap?
If your farm or business were a person, what words would you use to describe its personality?